{"slug": "show-hn-haserupt-a-new-way-to-reduce-your-phone-usage", "title": "Show HN: Haserupt – A new way to reduce your phone usage", "summary": "Haserupt, a new iOS app, aims to reduce phone usage by asking users what they intend to do before opening an app, then granting a limited time for that task before locking the app behind a cool-off period. The app, available on the App Store, offers options like 'Check DMs (1 min)' or 'Watch reels (5 mins)' for Instagram, and includes an AI companion that can grant extensions if users explain why they need more time.", "body_md": "Instead of daily limits or scheduled focus sessions, Haserupt asks what you’re opening an app for before you open it. It then gives you just enough time to complete that task. Once the timer expires, the app stays unavailable for a short cool-off period. If you genuinely need more time right away, you can explain why and request an extension. For instance, when you open Instagram, you can choose one amongst \"Check DMs (1 min)\", \"Watch reels (5 mins)\", \"Long convo (15 min)\" and use the app for that much time. After that, Instagram will be locked behind a cooloff. After the cooloff ends, you repeat the process. If you want to reopen during the cooloff, convince the AI companion to let you.\n\nCheck it out on the App Store: [https://apps.apple.com/app/id6763058568](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6763058568)\n\nCurrently, it's iOS only.\n\nComments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49531092](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49531092)\n\nPoints: 2\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-haserupt-a-new-way-to-reduce-your-phone-usage", "canonical_source": "https://www.haserupt.com", "published_at": "2026-09-02 02:39:08+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-02 02:51:53.428631+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Haserupt", "Instagram", "App Store"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-haserupt-a-new-way-to-reduce-your-phone-usage", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-haserupt-a-new-way-to-reduce-your-phone-usage.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-haserupt-a-new-way-to-reduce-your-phone-usage.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-haserupt-a-new-way-to-reduce-your-phone-usage.jsonld"}}